Author: Ali Harrison, Senior Associate Dean for Housing & Residence Life
One of the amazing things about QuadEx is that residents can that the initiative to plan intellectual and social events for their House or Quad. Below are a few quick steps to consider, and remember: there are several folks connected to your residential communities who are excited to help you bring your ideas to life!
Step 1: Identify the goal or purpose of your event
Step 2: Consider talking to one of the various partners listed below to help you flesh out ideas and plans for execution.
- Your Faculty Fellows, Faculty-in Residence, and Academic Guides are great resources to begin conversations about potential intellectual events in your community.
- Your fellow community members, RAs, members of your quad/house council, and Residence Coordinator (RC) are great resources to bounce ideas around concerning social events.
Step 3: Outline a budget for the event.
- There are various opportunities within QuadEx and HRL to financially support event ideas! Your campus dean and house/quad council are both great starting points! Duke has a list of approved vendors to make purchasing simple and easy!
Step 4: Map out the logistics for the event!
- Utilize SpaceFinder to identify a location in your quad or on-campus.
- Check out DukeGroups to see what else is occurring on campus, and also to register your event!
- Make a list of resources and materials needed for the event.
- Consider the need for additional tables, chairs, DJ, lighting, etc.
- If your social event plans to have alcohol, make sure you’ve reviewed the Events with Alcohol Policy (for groups with 25 or more) and that you ensure you have enough trained social hosts to staff your event.
Step 5: Create a marketing plan to let your house, quad, and others know about the event!
- Share via social media, GroupMe, DukeGroups, etc.
This may seem like a lot, but one great idea can turn into an event to remember, or even a new tradition! The first step is sharing your idea and using the resources around you to help turn your idea into reality!
Current list of Academic Guides, Faculty Fellows, House/Quad Council Advisors, and Faculty in Residence:
East Campus
Basset
RC: Ashley Constantino
House Council Advisor: Madison Daniel
FIR: Catherine Admay
Pegram
RC: Ashley Constantino
House Council Advisor: Kayla Wood
FIR: Hsiao-mei Ku
Giles
RC: Adam Coshal
House Council Advisor: Adrienne Jones
FIR: Kabala Zbigniew
Wilson
RC: Adam Coshal
House Council Advisor: Max Whelan
FIR: Nima Bassiri
Bell Tower
RC: Colin McLaughlin
House Council Advisor: Josh Crittenden
FIR: Sam Fury Childs Daily
Trinity
RC: Colin McLaughlin
House Council Advisor: Ashley Williams & Kevin Ering
FIR: John Blackshear
Gilbert-Addoms
RC: Alex Rosenberry
House Council Advisor: TBD
FIR: Kisha Daniels
Southgate
RC: Alex Rosenberry
House Council Advisor: Lucy Chikwetu
FIR: Candis Smith
Blackwell
RC: Anaija Lapaix
House Council Advisor: Laron Dowdell
FIR: Patrick Charbonneau
Randolph
RC: Anaija Lapaix
House Council Advisor: Ahliyah Sanford
FIR: Leonard White
Alspaugh
RC: Ashley Constantino
House Council Advisor: Alicia Wolverton
FIR: Greg Samanez-Larkin
Brown
RC: Ashley Constantino
House Council Advisor: Abby Muehlstein
FIR: Nikki Lane
East House
RC: Adam Coshal
House Council Advisor: Tim Antonacci
FIR: Nima Bassiri
West House
RC: Adam Coshal
House Council Advisor: Tim Antonacci
FIR: Kabala Zbigniew
West Campus
Craven
RC: Kas Bryant
Quad Council Advisor: Kas Bryant
Faculty Fellow: Shani B. Daily
Academic Guide: David Frankel (temporary)
Crowell
RC: Carson Flynn
Quad Council Advisor: Katie DiStefano & Brittany Long
Faculty Fellow: Deondra Rose
Academic Guide: Sarah Eisensmith
Edens
RC: Jordan Buie
Quad Council Advisor: Jordan Buie
Faculty Fellow: Abdullah Antepli
Academic Guide: Maggie McDowell
Few
RC: Zari Wilson
Quad Council Advisor: Zari Wilson
Faculty Fellow: Yue Jiang
Academic Guide: David Frankel
Keohane
RC: Jill Solomon
Quad Council Advisor: Jill Solomon
Faculty Fellow: Lee Baker
Academic Guide: Chase Black
Kilgo
RC: Carson Flynn
Quad Council Advisor: Carson Flynn
Faculty Fellow: Greg Samanez-Larkin
Academic Guide: Paige Vison
Wannamaker
RC: Jill Solomon
Quad Council Advisor: Lucas Mears
Faculty Fellow: Didem Havlioglu
Academic Guide: Chase Black
Hollows
RC: Jessica Sharpe
Quad Council Advisor: Jessica Sharpe
Academic Guide: Maggie McDowell (temporary)
Swift
RC: Thomas Studnicky
Quad Council Advisor: Anita Kundu
Academic Guide: all AGs will support
Updated as of September 27, 2022